My girlfriends daughter had a Mardi Gras themed Sweet 16 birthday party. I was thrilled when she hugged me and said this looks like it should be on tv! I am not naive and realize a professional would have done a better job, but it was still nice to hear! The idea to use champagne glasses for pillars just came to me. I'm sure it's been done plenty but it wasn't something I saw. The mask on top was done in white chocolate that was painted into the underside of an actual mask (homemade mold), then details were piped in with frosting. Next time mask will be done in all chocolate.